1. early and often
    Did William F. Buckley Pave the Way for Trump?While there are some striking similarities between the ideologue of Reagan Republicanism and its disrupter, they are from two different worlds.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. early and often
    Republicans Admit They Didn’t Even Read Their Big Beautiful BillMTG and other House Republicans don’t know what’s in the reconciliation bill. Trump just told them to vote for it, so they did.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. early and often
    Want a Federal Job? Get Ready to Pledge Allegiance to Trump.The new federal job application asks which Trump executive order you love the best. He’s building his own deep-state spoils system.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. early and often
    Joni Ernst’s Medicaid Quip Could Cost Iowa GOPA state that had been trending heavily toward the GOP is looking potentially competitive again, in part thanks to the senator’s gaffe.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. politics
    Amy Coney Barrett Has Become a Trump Administration VillainTrump has reportedly been privately complaining about Barrett, echoing the conservative ire she’s been getting for months.
    By Nia Prater
  7. early and often
    SNAP and Medicaid Work Requirements Won’t Do What the GOP PromisesRepublicans are trying to make federal assistance contingent on work. It’s just a roundabout way to restrict benefits.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. politics
    What We Know About the Boulder, Colorado, AttackPolice have arrested Mohamed Soliman as the suspect in an attack at an event honoring Israeli hostages in Colorado that injured eight people.
    By Nia Prater
  9. free country
    House Lawmakers Pass Budget Bill Ahead Of Speaker Johnson's Memorial Day Deadline
    The Battle for the Democratic FutureThe GOP is pushing a massive wealth transfer. Can moderates and progressive unite their warring visions?
    By Sam Adler-Bell
  10. early and often
    Trump Puts Gaining Power Ahead of Enacting His PoliciesThe administration could have accomplished most of its objectives without much legal peril. But it wants to stretch presidential powers to the limit.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. early and often
    President Obama Signs Health Care Reform Bill
    Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Is Obamacare-Repeal LiteThe reconciliation bill goes after both prongs of the Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansion.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. the city politic
    New York City Mayoral Candidate And Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo Delivers Address On Antisemitism
    Andrew Cuomo Isn’t Strong; His Opponents Are WeakTime is running out to fully exploit the mayoral front-runner’s huge vulnerabilities.
    By Ross Barkan
  13. immigration
    Could You Prove You’re a Citizen?For Americans wrongfully detained by ICE, it can be nearly impossible to escape.
    By Jack Herrera
  14. early and often
    FBI Leaders Tease Video That Proves Epstein Died by SuicideDan Bongino and Kash Patel suggest conspiracy theorists are in for more disappointment.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. politics
    Trump To Order Federal Job Cuts As Part Of Musk's Downsizing
    Musk’s Government Job Did Not Curb His Ketamine HabitThe Tesla CEO was reportedly high for large swathes of his time in Washington, D.C.
    By Nia Prater
  16. early and often
    Trump Rages at Federalist Society for Judges’ DisobedienceThe president’s fury at Leonard Leo for recommending judges who won’t do exactly what he wants shows his corrupt understanding of the judiciary.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. politics
    Did RFK Jr.’s Crew Use AI to Write Error-Filled MAHA Report?MAHA’s big report on chronic disease in children cites studies and articles by authors who say they don’t exist.
    By Nia Prater
  18. the law
    Students Will Lose Trump’s War on HarvardHarvard will keep beating Trump in court, but its international students will continue to suffer.
    By Elie Honig
  19. early and often
    Trade Court Did Trump a Favor by Zapping His TariffsBy thwarting a tariff agenda that is both economically and politically ruinous, a federal trade court may have saved Trump from himself.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. early and often
    Will Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Kill the Filibuster?It’s unlikely, but if Republicans overrule the Senate parliamentarian on scoring tax cuts or what qualifies for the BBB, it could be at death’s door.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. what we know
    What We Know About the Trump Administration’s Crackdown on Chinese StudentsMarco Rubio said the federal government would begin “aggressively” revoking Chinese students’ visas but gave minimal details.
    By Nia Prater
  22. early and often
    The Abundance Agenda Revives an Old Democratic RivalryHelping the public sector get tangible things done may be the only way to protect progressive interest and identity groups from MAGA.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. early and often
    Trump Could Spoil a Republican RealignmentThe GOP made gains with Black and Latino voters last year, but it wasn’t necessarily enough of a shift to endure.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. politics
    What We Know About the NYC Student Detained by ICEThe Department of Homeland Security confirmed that it has the 20-year-old student in custody and has placed him in “expedited removal proceedings.”
    By Nia Prater
  25. early and often
    There’s Nothing Inevitable About a J.D. Vance PresidencyThe veep has no real base of his own, so his political future would collapse if Trump abandoned him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. early and often
    Are Gen-Z Republicans a Blip or a Trend?The rightward shift among young Americans, particularly men and first-time voters, may be unique to the 2024 election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. early and often
    Trump Pardons Corrupt MAGA Sheriff, Donor’s Tax-Cheat SonJuries convicted Scott Jenkins of bribery and Paul Walczak of tax crimes. Trump claims they’re merely fellow victims of the “weaponized Biden DOJ.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. politics
    Trump Administration Tries to Cut Off Harvard AltogetherThe federal government said it will cease funding the university at all. Courts will decide whether that’s possible.
    By Nia Prater
  29. the city politic
    Charlie Rangel Was a True Harlem OriginalThe Lion of Lenox Avenue wielded his brainpower — and healthy ego — to become an American institution.
    By Errol Louis
  30. politics
    More Pete Hegseth Screwups Keep EmergingNew reports reveal internal strife at Hegseth’s Pentagon, including a claim that former aides were ousted over information from an illegal wiretap.
    By Nia Prater
  31. the city politic
    AOC Is Running Out of TimeIf progressives hope to prevent Mayor Cuomo, she will need to back a challenger soon.
    By David Freedlander
  32. early and often
    Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Making Trump’s Outrageous Agenda Seem TameThe departing DOGE chief’s wild opening assault on the federal government paved the way for more long-term demolition work.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. early and often
    US-NEWS-ILL-PHARMACY-BENEFIT-MANAGERS-REFORM-3-TB
    2028 Voters Won’t Care About the Biden ‘Cover-Up’If people are still focused on the ex-president’s health, as some pundits think they will be, then Democrats will have bigger problems.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. early and often
    Judge Calls Out Trump’s Absurd Argument for Wrecking the Department of EducationIn what could lead to a consequential Supreme Court decision, Myong J. Joun said it’s absurd to claim demolishing an agency improves its efficiency.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. early and often
    J.D. Vance Believes It’s Legal If It’s PopularTeam Trump believes he uniquely embodies the Will of the People and judges should shut up and get onboard.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. what we know
    A handful of the pennies.
    How to Make Sense of Trump’s Plan to Stop Making CentsHere are answers to all your questions about how and when the U.S. will soon go penniless.
    By Chas Danner
  37. early and often
    3 Ways Senate Republicans Could Blow Up Trump’s Big Beautiful BillThere are as many factions among Republicans in the upper chamber as in the House. Both chambers have to agree on the final product. It won’t be easy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. politics
    Trump Administration Tries to Expel Harvard’s Foreign StudentsAs Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem escalates the administration’s war on the university, Harvard announced that it plans to sue.
    By Nia Prater
  39. early and often
    Republicans Kill California’s Right to Clean Its AirA six-decade tradition of federalism was snuffed out at the behest of oil and automotive interests.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. the law
    Letitia James Holds Community Impact Hearing With Democratic State Attorneys General In Response To Trump Administration Cuts
    Letitia James Is Caught in a War of Her Own MakingShe wrongly weaponized her office against Trump, but that doesn’t make his retaliation with the Justice Department right.
    By Elie Honig
  41. early and often
    Trump Rams His Big, Dangerous Bill Through HouseThe bill redistributes wealth in an upward direction while adding debt, which Democrats will howl about as the bill slogs through the Senate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. the city politic
    What We Know About the DoJ’s Investigation Into Andrew CuomoThe inquiry follows a House GOP referral that alleges Cuomo lied when testifying before Congress about his handling of the COVID pandemic.
    By Nia Prater
  43. tremendous content
    Kristi Noem Needs a Mirror, Not DHS Staff PolygraphsThe secretary is aggressively hunting for leakers within DHS, though the top source of embarrassing Kristi Noem stories is … Kristi Noem.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. early and often
    No Tax on Tips Act Shows Congress Can’t Even Fix Easy ThingsA bill so popular it passed the Senate unanimously is now snarled in Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” in the House.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. the city politic
    A Decade of Failure, Futility, and Violence on Rikers IslandIt took a federal judge to do what at least three administrations would not: order an end to the mayhem.
    By Errol Louis
  46. encounter
    The ‘Senate Twink’ Was Just BoredDisenchanted by Washington, Aidan Maese-Czeropski blew up his life.
    By Brock Colyar
  47. early and often
    Americans Go To The Polls In The 2024 Elections
    Why Voter Turnout Remained Incredibly High in 2024 ElectionNew analyses of the 2024 election confirm that for all the talk of alienated Americans, voter participation remains high.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. early and often
    APTOPIX Trump Mideast
    Qatar Plane Isn’t Just a Friendly ‘Gift’ — Trump Asked for ItContrary to the White House narrative, Qatar did not spontaneously decide to give their pal Trump a luxury jet.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. what we know
    President Joe Biden in the Oval Office.
    The Biggest Revelations in the New Book on Biden’s DeclineBiden reportedly failed to remember top aides’ names and once didn’t recognize George Clooney. Aides also worried he would need a wheelchair.
    By Chas Danner
  50. politics
    Immigration Protest Mayor Arrested
    What We Know About the Charges Against LaMonica McIverThe Trump administration charged a Democrat, alleging she had assaulted federal agents outside an ICE facility. Will the charges stand in court?
    By Nia Prater
  51. the city politic
    Zohran Mamdani Crashes the PartyThe mayoral candidate is selling the dream of a socialist New York. The picture inside the Democratic Party is more complicated.
    By E. Alex Jung
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